人教版高一下学期必修三英语月考试卷(附答案卷、答案、听力)

smile”．And we continue it today. When shopping, we were walking in the supermarket and noticed someone walking down the aisle with her head down. Skylar walked up to her and gave her a big smile. I watched her walk down the aisle, turned around and smiled at Skylar again or perhaps smiled at someone else.

Kindness is a chain that pulls us all together. Every single act of kindness has a ripple effect (连锁反应). In 2002, my dad had a series of strokes and other illness. My dad had been doing nice things for all sorts of people for years, from the street crossing guard, to the waitress in a restaurant, to a friend's mother. That same day, I made cookies for the janitor (门卫) at the post office. When I gave him the cookies he actually looked a little embarrassed.” Why, Linda？”he asked.” Because I appreciate you！” I answered.” When I get here at 6 am and it is still dark out and it is a little scary, I know you are inside and I feel safe. And when I first moved here and my post office box was always empty, you always cheered me on. And you always keep this place clean.”

That evening his wife called me and said that he was overwhelmed (受宠若惊的)．“No one even knows his name, let alone bakes him cookies！” she said.

29．What was the author's attitude to the contest in the supermarket?

A．Positive. B．Negative. C．Neutral. D．Curious.

30．From the text, what can we know about the janitor?

A．He led a very poor life at that time.

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B．He always went to work after six o'clock. C．He was fond of baking cookies. D．He was kind and grateful.

31．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Kindness can always be passed on. B．An experience in a supermarket. C．The importance of having a kind dad. D．Smile makes your life meaningful.

D

The karaoke machine is the most annoying invention in Britain, a survey for the government found. It found that the Japanese invention topped a list of inventions that people wished had never been invented.

2,584 adults were surveyed in England online. Among them, 22 percent chose the karaoke machine.17 percent said 24-hour sports channels，12 percent chose video games，while 11 percent said mobile phones and seven percent said alarm clocks.” Seeing the karaoke machine at the top of that list made me smile，” said Kane Kramer, a director at the British Inventors Society.

“When people are singing karaoke, they are enjoying themselves, but as a member of the audience you are just watching somebody who can't perform for as long as you can bear it. It is antisocial (令人讨厌的)．You might have 10 people who want to sing some karaoke, which means 150 people have to suffer it. But the crazy thing is that people still do go just to be a listener at other

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people's inability to sing. After a short while — unless they're very drunk — they're going to find that listening to performers failing to perform for two hours is not the best way to spend the evening.”

Karaoke has turned into a very large industry since being invented in 1971 by Daisuke Inoue, a worker in a club in Japan who was looking to provide music for a customer who wanted to sing on a company trip.

Asked what people would like to see invented in the future, 18 percent said a robot cleaner and 16 percent said a time machine. Asked what the most important safety inventions were, 69 percent said the smoke alarm, 64 percent said seat belts and 29 percent said baby seats.

32．What do we learn from the survey?

A．Half the people surveyed wished karaoke machines hadn't

been invented.

B．Smoke alarms embarrass people a lot in many cases. C．Alarm clocks are a must for everyone.

D．Some people are not satisfied with mobile phones. 33．According to the passage, the karaoke machine ________．

A．needs to be improved

B．was invented in the 19th century C．gives a lot of people the chance to sing D．was invented by a British person

34．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the

passage?

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A．The time machine will come out in the near future. B．The seat belt is one of the most important safety inventions. C．Most people surveyed hope a robot cleaner will be invented soon.

D．The survey was carried out around the world.

35．The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to________．

A．introduce some inventions to us

B．advise people to give up the karaoke machine C．tell us some details about a survey

D．give his opinions about the karaoke machine

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main points. Don’t try to be fancy (花哨)．Don't try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs. Clear. Use short, direct sentences. 36 Long and difficult sentences won't help express yourself clearly. Write the letter as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don't use an introduction.

Correct. 37 Don't guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference (参考) book too. Use them as much as you need to.

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